When I was a teenager, my biggest lessons came from Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, George Strait, Rascal Flatts and Brad Paisley. I learned so much from opening up for those artists, and it also taught me how to treat your opening acts and make them feel like they're part of a family, not just a tour.

I think allowing yourself to cry on the bathroom floor is FEARLESS.

It's pretty unhealthy to obsess over what people think about you.

I want a guy who takes charge, but lets me have my say once in a while. A good relationship is all about balance and chemistry.

I can say I'd honestly rather be happy than have 30 to 40 songs that I've written about these thrilling, exciting, horrible, unhappy times.

Be grateful more than anything in your life. If you have to put a priority on something, put a priority on what your thankful for and the people in your life that you're grateful for.

Just keep doing 'you', and being who you are and doing what feels natural to you.